# Gulf County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Gulf County, FL building permits: the building office, Port St. Joe permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/gulf-county-fl Gulf County Building Department issues building permits for unincorporated Gulf County. Port St. Joe issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide lists the office's contacts and how to ask for a permit record. Place: Gulf County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-10-19. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website. ## Who issues permits - Gulf County Building Department: unincorporated Gulf County (850-229-8944 ext. 1) - City of Port St. Joe: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Gulf County Building Department](https://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/county_government/building_department): Office page. Phone 850-229-8944 ext. 1. - [Gulf County public records request](https://order.orangelien.com/): Linked as 'PRR Req' from the Building Department page. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Port St. Joe, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Gulf County Building Department. 2. Contact the building office: No online permit search could be confirmed for Gulf County. Contact Gulf County Building Department at 850-229-8944 ext. 1 to look up a permit. 3. Have the property details ready: Give the office the street address and, if you have them, the parcel number or permit number, so staff can find the record. 4. Ask the office about older records: If a permit is missing online, ask Gulf County Building Department (850-229-8944 ext. 1) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Port St. Joe: City Building Department at 1002 10th Street, 850-229-1093; applications are returned to the city Building Department for approval; no online portal listed. [Building department](https://cityofportstjoe.com/city-building.cfm) ## Good to know - The Gulf County Building Department is open Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Eastern. ([source](https://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/county_government/building_department)) - Permit forms are submitted to the department's Port St. Joe office, and emailed applications must include every document on the application checklist. ([source](https://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/county_government/building_department)) - Since January 1, 2025 the county no longer issues septic permits; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issues them through its online portal. ([source](https://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/county_government/building_department)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Gulf County, Florida? No online permit search could be confirmed for Gulf County. Contact Gulf County Building Department at 850-229-8944 ext. 1. ### Who issues building permits in Gulf County? Gulf County Building Department issues permits for unincorporated Gulf County. City of Port St. Joe issues its own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Gulf County building department? Gulf County Building Department: 850-229-8944 ext. 1, 1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Blvd., Room 400, Port St. Joe, FL 32456. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Port St. Joe issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Port St. Joe issues building permits inside its city limits. City Building Department at 1002 10th Street, 850-229-1093; applications are returned to the city Building Department for approval; no online portal listed. Start at https://cityofportstjoe.com/city-building.cfm. ### Is Gulf County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Gulf County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Gulf County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Gulf County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. Permit applications, inspections, official status and documents stay with the issuing agency. ## Bordering counties - [Bay County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/bay-county-fl) - [Calhoun County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/calhoun-county-fl) - [Franklin County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/franklin-county-fl) - [Liberty County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/liberty-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.